PECULIARITIES OF TRADITIONAL PILGRIMAGE IN BUDDHISM
https://doi.org/10.29235/2524-2369-2018-63-3-273-279
Abstract
The article considers the Buddhist pilgrimage as the most important part of the religious life of adherents of this world religion. The questions of the origin and development of this phenomenon are analyzed. Numerous examples show the diversity of pilgrimage in Buddhism. It is noted that the activities and heritage of pilgrims are an important material for studying the culture of this spiritual civilization. The most visited religious objects are allocated: sacred cities, special sacred temples, burial places, places of cremation of the departed Teachers. For hundreds of millions of Buddhist believers, a reverent attitude to the object of worship serves the accumulation of grace, and this or that righteous person is an intercessor who helps a person to break the cycle of rebirth. The purpose of the study is to reveal the peculiarities of Buddhist pilgrimage, to show the influence of historical, geographical, cultural factors on their formation. This work can be useful for solving pressing problems of interaction with representatives of the world of a deeply spiritual Buddhist civilization.
About the Author
D. M. Zaitsev
Belarusian State Academy of Communications, Minsk
Belarus
Ph. D. (Philos.), Associate Professor, Professor (Department of Humanities)
Belarus
Ph. D. (Philos.), Associate Professor, Professor (Department of Humanities)
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